Lack of evidence on risk of ionizing radiation for common pediatric swallow study causes unfortunate variability in how clinicians conduct it; a Medical University of South Carolina researcher ...

She’s only 17, but Jessica Chrzan is at the forefront of an effort to do a better job of monitoring a disease that makes her nauseated. Chrzan participated in a University of Illinois at Chicago ...

More than half a million children are diagnosed with swallowing problems each year. The gold standard for diagnosing swallowing problems is the videofluoroscopic swallow study, also known as the ...

A simple test to swallow three ounces of water can help determine whether a child has the swallowing disorder oropharyngeal dysphagia, establishing for the first time a way to screen for the ailment ...

If you can't swallow, food or drink can be fatal. It's not just the risk of choking. It's the risk of even a little liquid going down the windpipe -- the leading cause of pneumonia. A Cleveland study ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Muscle degeneration and confinement to a wheelchair are the hallmarks of Lou Gehrig's disease, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy and other neurodegenerative diseases. One of the silent, ...